What is the Opportunity?

Are you passionate about helping people grow and succeed? Do you love solving problems and creating meaningful development experiences? If so, consider this exciting role!

The Group Risk Management (GRM) Talent and Learning team is part of the GRM Chief Operating Office (COO). Our purpose and passion is to make GRM a preferred destination for top talent through our Early Talent and Development programs, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth for both new and experienced employees.

As an important contributor to this growing team, the Senior Manager, Talent will work at the intersection of strategy, talent development, and program excellence, leading our Rotation Associate program and equipping our early-career professionals for success at RBC.

This isn’t just a job—it’s an opportunity to inspire growth, build futures, and make a difference at one of Canada’s leading companies.

What will you do?

Reporting to the Director of Talent and Learning, you will be focused on:

• Leading and Developing Talent: Lead a team of 10–15 Rotation Associates including onboarding and day-to-day HR management activities. Provide weekly coaching sessions, observational coaching, 1:1 updates, and support ongoing development plans. Host onboarding sessions for RA cohorts and instill a continuous learning and growth mindset in all RAs.
• Program Administration & Operations: Create and keep up to date an onboarding guide. Conduct Rotation Manager introductions, ensuring smooth transitions between rotations. Keep up to date data on program statistics, track rotations and opportunities.
• Performance Management: Assess and evaluate RA progress and performance through ongoing feedback from Rotation Managers, mid-year check-ins, and year-end performance reviews.
• Culture & Engagement: Be a culture carrier, imprinting the RBC Purpose, Vision, Values, Collective Ambition, and Leadership Model on all. Create RA networking opportunities.
• Talent Acquisition & Advocacy: Promote the program and hire the right talent that will promote it organically as they rotate. Host talent booth at Innovation Expo.
• Strategic Partnerships & Pipeline: Partner with business managers and senior leadership to identify high-priority areas and assignments for rotation opportunities and host managers. Create a pipeline of host managers and rotations.
• Ensuring ongoing alignment with GRM’s objectives, strategic priorities, and regulatory compliance requirements.

 

Must Have Skills

• A natural people and change leader who has a personal passion for developing talent, continuous learning, and unlocking the potential of our people.
• Excel at building cross-functional relationships and thrive while navigating uncharted waters to bring new ideas to life.
• An excellent communicator, leader, coach, and relationship builder.
• 5+ years of experience in talent development, early talent programs, HR, or a related field.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a love for learning new things.
• Excellent proficiency in excel, PowerPoint and AI
• Comfort with adapting to change and trying new approaches.

Nice to Have Skills

• Familiarity with tech like learning management systems (LMS) or talent analytics platforms.
• An MBA or project management certification.
• Experience in risk management or financial services.

 

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking, to keep growing, and working together to build and deliver trusted reporting to help our stakeholders succeed and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

Job Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Change Driver, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Learning Management, Learning Management Systems (LMS) Support, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Onboarding, Problem Solving, Project Coordination, Project Planning, Risk Management, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development

Additional Job Details

20 KING ST W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeGROUP RISK MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2026-05-222026-06-05

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.